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The Garraways were well known in California and around the world as Mike and Stacy Garraway, renowned astronomer and CEO of the Garraway group of hotels and suite respectively were married with two kids, Davis, no need for introduction and Mitchell, a 6-year-old bright ash haired, green eyes girl who was the pride of the family.The Garraways were richer than the city’s mayor although they don’t show off, well maybe not all of them. Davis was known to buy new cars each day a new model had been released and ensured he wore nothing less than designers made by only three specific designers; Louis Vuitton, D&G and his all-time favorite Gucci. Davis had been known all over the neighborhood and he did not give a single fuck about. His parents on the other hand were mostly never around given the nature of their job and Mitchell had a nanny to look after her.Since we moved to California, the Garraways were always involved in one of our shits. Yep if anything had happened with our family it always had a connection with the Garraway family, yet my mom was best friends with Stacy Garraway. One time our house almost caught fire and it was accredited to Stacy Garraway. ************Well I woke up after the long night which was all thanks to devil Davis, it was not a beautiful morning, the sky had a pale look, clouds were covering the sun and it was hard for it to portray its rays, the clouds covering the sun looked gloomy.“I guess we are about to have an outpour” I said as I got down from my bed.I went towards the window side to try my usual ritual of opening the windows and saying hi to the birds and trees. I opened the windows and the sky was looking worse than it did with the window shut, I couldn’t find any bird so I closed the window.“Peach, peach we have to go shopping today” my mom said“Shopping for what mom?” I asked“Did you forget? Or your just joking?” she asked and waited for my reply for a while and personally I did not understand what she was on about, I mean not like I forgot more of I didn’t think of anything at the moment.“seriously peach you forgot?, well your going to Starman tomorrow and we have to go shopping for that” she added.What! I totally forgot but how can I forget Starman howwww, I forgot tomorrow is my big day, the day I take the leap that will lead me to success, the leap that determines my future, I’m not really yet and the sky’s looking all sad, no sky listen up you’ve got to cheer up I don’t need to dropping tears today I need to go get things I’ll need for tomorrow so whatever it is that is bothering you get it off your mind before I’m done bathing. ********“Mom no that looks hideous” I said as I took two steps backwards then I bumped into someone.“Watch where you’re going goblin, and try not to touch me again I don’t want to end up ugly as you.”I turned and it was Davis, he immediately pushed me out of his way well typical Davis Garraway, I know right tell me about it.“you ass….”“Hello Mrs. Goldtown, how you doing” Davis immediately cut in“Davis, how are you doing, what are you doing here?” she asked him“well I came to pick up somethings before we tomorrow, I’m going to college tomorrow” he added“Wow what a coincidence, we are here too to pick somethings up for Peach”Yeah, right coincidence my foot, this is probably another of his evil plans to torment you. ************It was night time already and the sky listened to me it didn’t rain after all.“You are not even my type goblin”You probably thought I’ve forgotten about it but it kept ringing in my head and every time I saw Davis Garraway I would remember it like it happened yesterday, Davis had always said nasty things to me but what he said that day had eaten me deep.“Hey Peach, you still awake?” my mom asked“Yes mom”“Try get some sleep Peach, we have five hours drive tomorrow to Starman”. She concluded as she switched off the lights in my room.I immediately remembered it was tomorrow, I was going to Starman tomorrow to become my own person, my mom wouldn’t dictate everything like she used to. Well practically she chose the college and chose your course so she’s still dictating champ, get out of here! I quickly forgot about Davis and what he had said.“no one is going to ruin my big day tomorrow” I concluded and I went to sleep.Chapter 4 The morning was bright, the sun was shining so bright like it was its last day to shine. The birds were hyperactive as the sang melodious tunes and jumped through branches. I knew it was a good day. I went to the window side to get fresh air, then I saw Davis packing his bags already, he turned around and saw me staring at him. “Why are you peeping through my window goblin, go find help goblin while you still can, “this obsession you have with me is getting out of hand” he smirked and winked at me while he closed his window. “His nerves” I grunted as I shut mine He was annoyingly going to the same college I got accepted into, turns out I won’t be getting rid of Davis Garraway any time soon, yayy. I went and took my bath then I started packing. “Peach are you not done yet? we have a long trip ahead of us” my mom screamed from down stairs. “I’m almost done mom’’ I replied as I continued. ********* As soon as I finished, I quickly went down to the kitchen to have some
Chapter 5 I got out of the car and I looked up and saw it Starman college. It was as beautiful as I had imagined it was way bigger than I imagined too. This college was known to be one of the best in California like I mentioned earlier, with its recommendations and grade A teachers you were already on a path to a bountiful and respectable future if you were accepted. I stared at it for a while and I was imagining my road map to becoming the best international lawyer the world has seen when my mom spoke. “This is the big one peach, this is the big one, this is the big one” my mom said as she burst out in tears, I knew she was emotional she probably could not believe she was able to pull it off and provide me a good life. “Mom mom no no mom not this, not now” I tried to comfort her. “I know, I know, it’s just that you’ve grown up so well that I’m so proud, look at you, you are standing right in front of Starman and see you becoming the star you are fated to become already” She conti
Chapter 6My mom prepared my life’s blue print, and in the blue print one of the important details there was the kind of people I had to interact with, the kind of friends I was to make and the kind of people I should have business with. The blueprint only allowed me to mingle with the rich, the smart, straight, famous and prestigious people and anything asides that was banned.My mom had barged into my hostel room when I was just about to talk and yep it wasn’t a friendly scene.“Are these indecent girls going to share a room with you peach?” she asked me as I tried to shut her up“Who the hell are you guys” she asked while analyzing the two British girls that were in the room I got assigned to.“Um this is our room” the second girl answered in a rude tone.“Ohh no the both of you can not be in this room” my mom added“And why can’t we ma’am” the first girl asked“Cos my peach is in this room and my peach cannot be found sharing a room with you guys” she added as she pointed at them
Chapter 7Peach, the nickname my mom called me. Since I was a child, I have never heard her calling me Charity, it is always: Peach, my Peach, darling Peach. I guess the name equally made her feel she had to protect me from the world. Whenever I was found derailing from the blue print she would get mad and just transfer it all on the people around. One time in middle school I made friends with a gay girl, Bennie and my mom freaked out when she found out about it. ******“Hey you disgrace to nature; you must have deceived my Peach into becoming friends with you cos Peach does not mingle with your kind” she spoke“Mom please it was my fault, I approached her”“No Peach you do not have to defend her, I know her type and I know you” *********After that day Bennie never spoke to me again and I do not blame her, I would not speak to me too if I was in her position. Gays avoided me in middle school, in fact everyone avoided me becau
Chapter 8“Fine I’ll will go”. I got ready and we left for the party, well by ready I do not actually mean that I wore sexy clothes or anything, nope It was just mu usual hoodie and jeans.“Yuck what is that, all that” Tiffany asked as she pointed at what I was putting on“I told you; you made a mistake by inviting her” Sam added as she laughed“What are you wearing, what exactly are you wearing” Tiffany continued“I don’t know clothes?” I asked sarcastically“No, no, no, certainly no” she added as Sam continued laughing“There is no way you are going with me dressed like that, I mean you look so…...” she continued as she looked at meme awkwardly“I told you already that if I was going to go to this party then I would dress the way I like and feel comfortable in and there is nothing absolutely you can say or do to make me change my mind” I said as I gave her a fake smile.“At least pull off the hoodie and find a better top” she said“Absolutely nothing” I concluded as I looked away“Fi
Chapter 9I was already used to Davis’s bullying since we were in preschool. I mean Davis had always bullied me, he would call me ugly, break my glasses, laugh at me whenever he passed me in class, throw away my food, call me goblin, drag my hair, force me to be his slave and many more and then whenever he helped me and saved me from being bullied by others he would feel like a king who just saved his people or a hero in a movie Akshay Kumar starred, you know when Akshay saves the heroine, he has this moment where he is allowed to walk in with slow Mo and then his hair is flipped by the wind, yep that kind of scene. In high school I was made to follow him anywhere he went for 2 months just because a kid named Rolley called me goblin and then hero Davis Kumar walks in a shuns him from it then tells him only he has the right to call me goblin and that if he ever hears anyone calling me a goblin he would cut his tongue out, yep a drama queen, I had skipped a lot of classes because I was
Chapter 10Davis Garraway and I have not been the best of friends all these years. We were always at each other, at school, at home and everywhere in between. Davis had always bullied me that sometimes I cried. On my 10th birthday party although I didn’t invite him, I never would, my mom invited him. The party was going smoothly, my mom invited friends and I had invited mine too, then the one and only Davis Garraway made his entrance to my party and yep he made sure his entrance was grand. You should have known what he can do, yeah I know now back to the story. His entrance was grand, the party became all about him, yeah typical Garraway. Then when the type for the presentation of gifts came, everyone gave me remarkable gifts then Davis stood and watched them, then he claimed last to present the gift. He handed his gift over to me and just when I was about to keep it in the pile where other gifts were.“Why don’t you open mine right now” Davis said out loud as the entire crowd’s atten
Chapter 11“I want a new look” I replied as she looked at me in what I would call shock of a lifetime, you know when something close to impossible happens, that look you would have, yep, yep that was the look Tiffany had.“Say what?” she asked in utter disbelief.It is not like I’m stressing or something or maybe I’m asking her to do something out of her power. It was something she enjoyed doing, dolling people up was like her thing, she was known to fix the saddest of girls and make them princesses overnight, that was her gift I would say, so I was doing her a favor actually, she was going to have another gig to do.Davis made series of comments to me these few days and I wanted him to feel shocked the next time he sees me, no, no, no, that came out wrong, I meant I wanted those that laughed at me be wowed when next they see me not like I had Davis particularly in my mind, it was general.Does getting a good life mean staying away from things that makes life interesting?I mean I d